Saturday, July 22, 2023

NYAFF 2023 Short Takes: I LOVE YOU BEKSMAN, EMPTY NEST and A-TOWN BOYZ

 


I LOVE YOU BEKSMAN
Androgynous salon worker with orange hair falls madly in love with a beauty queen. 

This is just an okay romantic comedy that doesn't do anything unexpected. Full of cliches and well worn turns the film entertains but never soars.


EMPTY NEST
Elderly woman contemplating ending it all has a change of heart when she meet a young salesman. However as the friendship grows, a darkness begins to rise in her new friend.

While the narrative isn't anything new what shines here is the performances of the leads Zhu Xijua and Zhang Youhao,. Transcending simple film acting the pair give us characters we can really feel for with the result being that we are moved by their plight


A-TOWN BOYZ
A look at the lives of three Atlanta bases hi-hop artists of Asian decent, Harrison “Vickz” Kim, Eugene Chung, and Jamy “Bizzy” Long.

This is a good look at three up and coming performers and the things that have happened to them on their way up. Eunice Lau should be applauded not only giving us a compelling film but also giving us a side to the hip hop story that we haven't experienced before

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